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Maysville Elementary

814 Sixth Street, Maysville, NC 28555 · (910) 743-3631 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
118 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1412%
Kindergarten1613%
Grade 12319%
Grade 21916%
Grade 31613%
Grade 41815%
Grade 51512%

This year's kindergarten class (16) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (15).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
5445%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
87%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
3428%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Two+
2521%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6050%
Female
6150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Maysville Elementary→Jones Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Jones County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
63.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.9%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.

Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Maysville Elementary

Maysville Elementary's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maysville Elementary this school12197.5%60.4%
Pollocksville Elementary
Pollocksville
12097.5%60.5%
Trenton Elementary
Trenton
15398.0%48.4%
Ansonville Elementary
Ansonville
15898.1%54.9%
Vaughan Elementary
Macon
15898.1%47.2%
Fred A Anderson Elementary
Bayboro
13697.8%57.1%
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Maysville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North Carolina
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.4%#490 of 1,297
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.9%#447 of 1,296
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.6%#251 of 1,300
Enrollment
ranked largest first
121#1,453 of 1,485
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.5%#961 of 1,414
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
121
+7 (+6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2512110.211.9:198% (118)
2023-241241012.4:198% (121)
2022-231328.715.2:198% (129)
2020-211141011.4:197% (111)
2017-1814211.112.8:198% (139)
2015-161431211.9:197% (138)
2010-111531015.3:174% (113)
2000-011731511.5:188% (152)
1990-912161218.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maysville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (142 to 121); teachers down 9% (11.1 to 10.2).

About Maysville Elementary

Maysville Elementary is a very small elementary school found in Maysville, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 121 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 74% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.

The district, Jones County Schools, operates 5 schools serving 1,016 students.

Of every 100 students at Maysville Elementary, about 45 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 28% Black, 21% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census figures show Jones County is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.

Maysville Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, with 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Maysville Elementary. Public schools in Jones County average a similar 99%.

Maysville Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Maysville Elementary is 11.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.4% actual, 49.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.

Jones County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,641 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Jones County number 5, with about 1,016 students.

The closest school to Maysville Elementary is Pollocksville Elementary, located about 7.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Maysville Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Maysville Elementary is Rural: Distant.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 114 to 121.

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Jones County at a glance

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Population
9,302
Census ACS
Median income
$59,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,016 students

Quick facts

School name
Maysville Elementary
District
Jones County Schools
Address
814 Sixth Street, Maysville, NC 28555
Phone
(910) 743-3631
County
Jones County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
121
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
118 (98%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370240001036
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Jones County Schools
Other schools in Maysville
Other Maysville Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Maysville Elementary. Maysville Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Maysville Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Maysville Elementary?
Maysville Elementary enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-05.
Is Maysville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maysville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maysville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maysville Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maysville Elementary?
Maysville Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 7% Hispanic, 28% Black, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Maysville Elementary?
Maysville Elementary is overseen by Jones County Schools in Jones County.
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